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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprucing
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The spread of banchan—side dishes that fill out a traditional Korean meal—that surrounds the central grill serves as a choose-your-own-adventure map for perfectly embellishing your meats of choice.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Inch by inch, the AI aids the person in embellishing the delusion.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Needham analyst Tom Nikic said that while top-line trends were improving, there were still some pain points, including incremental tariff headwinds.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Give them reasons to keep reading, don’t try tricking them into it.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Regulators argue Amazon broke competition and consumer protection laws by tricking customers into subscribing to Prime.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Sprucing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprucing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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